Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-13

passed the general appropriation ordinance
practically as it came from the Finance
Committee, except that the words:
For appropriate work, repairs and improve
ments in equal amounts, in each ward in the
city and said amounts are hereby appropriated
for such work, repairs and Improvements
occurring after the phrase shall be ex-
pended at the discretion of the Board
of Public Works" were stricken out.
This means that Main street will
he paved from Third to the Top mill, from
Ninth to Eleventh, from Twelfth to Tween
ty-fourth, and from Main to Chapline on
pTwenty-fourth, thus giving a solid pave
ment from the upper end Of the city 10
Fortieth street, except Main street hill,
which is too steep for bricks. Below will
be found the discussion in detail:
In the Second Branch of Council, last
evening, upon the reading Ofthe appropria-
ton ordinance, reported from the Com
mittee on Finance, the ball was opened by
Mr.. Cruise, who asked whether the direc-
ton to the Board of Public Works to pave
with yitri6ed blocks ought not TO read
''blOcks or bricks" Mr.. Caldwell wanted
to know if this was personal attack upon
him, which Mr.. Cruise disclaimed. Mr..
c. said he had drawn the ordinance in
accordance with the wishes of the COM
mittee, but if Council did not like it
it could change it. Two or three Of the
members had some words, but President
| Gilleland sawed them OFF, and the read
ing proceeded and was completed first
timeafter Mr.. Harrell had warmly desired to
know what had become of the balance OF
uneNpended' money turned in by the
Board of Public Works. lie did not see it
ON the estimated revenues of the city for
the current year. The matter was eX-
planned.
The Clerk then proceeded to read the
ordinance second time by sections, for
amendment and debate. When the first
section had been read, Mr.. Robertson Of
/ Tered substitute for so much OF the sec
| ton as was included between line "A and
line 81. The substitute increases the APP
propriatiOn for Fourteenth street from
| 81, 900 to $1,000; the appropriation Tor
Chapline, Eoir and Eighteenth streets, from
5, 100 10 SIS, 6S7, and then provides for
paving with hard-burned lire-clay bricks
/ OF yitriied blocks, Main street, from Third
street To JOnathan's Ravine; from Ninth
street Ia Eleventh street; from Twelfth
| street to Twenty. fourth street, and Twenty
| fourth street, from Main street To Chapline
street, $50, POS 81; and, for paving with
/ cobble-stOnes cutters on Penn street, from
| Fink street to Maryland street; on Broad
way street, from Virginia street to Ken
! tucky street; on York street, from Zane
street to New Jersey street; on Kentucky
street, from Huron street to Front street;
on Indiana street, from Huron street 70
Front street; on Front street, from Ken
lucky street to alley at Screiber's property,
and setting CurbS where needed on the
above streets, 81, 900.
Mr.. Miller moved TO reject the substi-
tute, and Mr.. Caldwell moved to lay on
the table. Upon this latter motion the
ayes and nays were called, and the motion
/ was lost, ayes II, nays Ii, rs follows:
Ayes, MessrS. Butts, Bremen, Caldwell,
Gundling, Harrell, HartOng, Jaeger, Jones,
| Kettler, Miller, Steger, YOckler, Warner
and Mr. President-l4. Nays-Messrs.
Allison. Archer, Davis, Garyin, Cruise,
Healy, Marsh, Maxwell, Mitchell, Pracht,
Prayer, Robertson, Whyte and Young
IA
Mr.. Robertson then took the floor and eN-
planned his substitute in detail. lie said 1t
would be seen by . reading OF the substitute
that the Eighth ward got nothing, and when
| Mr.. Robertson had concluded, Mr.. Jaeger
took the floor. He was mad, and went for
Mr.. Robertson rough-ShOd. lie produced
figures to show that since the Board OF
| Public Works had come into existence the
Fourth ward had obtained 5000, rs
AGAINST s., 600 for the Third ward, 81, 800
for the Second, $1,000 for the First,
Sl4,OO for the Seventh, $4,000 for
the Eighth, Slj,OO0 for the Fifth, and
ST., 900 for the Sixth ward. lie asked the
/ Fourth Ward gentleman not to act the hog
Mr.. Robertson replied to this in IN I'M
paSsioned way. He questioned the accu-
racy Of the figures adduced by Mr.. Jaeger,
alleging that half the cost OF Sixteenth
street should be credited to the Third
ward. lie said Mr.. Jaeger had q pick
with the Fourth ward, but alleged that
/ despite the neglect of the city authorities,
the Fourth ward was progressing.
| Mr.. Caldwell said he thought the sub
stitute had been gotten up by little ring
of Councilman with axes to grind, who
desired to supplant the regular Finance
| Committee. lie thought the Fourth ward
| had been taken care of without taking on
| a couple of extra squares of brick
payement. He read tabulated statement
| of the taxable valuation, and said 1t
would be observed that the wards which
paid the taxes did not get the brick pave
ments. The Fourth ward WAS the smallest
ward in the city, rs far as valuation is con-
eerned, and yet she had got more money
for pavements than any other ward. He
wanted TO know whether it was Oliver
Twist or the horse leech which wanted
more" lie appealed to the members to
drop log rolling aud patching and do some
thing which would benefit the whole city.
/ He wanted the matter dealt with in large
minded way. lie read the following;
| To the Honorable Mayor aud Council:
| GENTLENIEN:-At q meeting of the
! Board of Public Works, held on the even
ing OF April IL, 1857, the following resolu-
tion was unanimously adopted:
Rssolred, That il Is the intention of the
Board of Public Works, it allowed to use
their discretion in the use OF the money
| appropriated to the use of the Board, To
complete the paving, with hard-burned
fire brick, Of the present thOrOughtare
from the Top Mil 70 the southern ex-
treme of the city, and also 10 pave with
| fire brick the streets running to the lire
engine houses Of the city. We also pro-
pose the adoption of the eight foot pave
ment on either side Of the street, believ-
ing the said plan OF paving TO he to the
best interest of the city, on streets where
the travel is not too heavy.
Mr.. Caldwell concluded by proposing =
substitute to the substitute, striking ont
lines 70, 10, 81 and - OF the original ordi-
nance, thus giving the Board Of Public
i Nr,-4-, Alienation